Labor Unions

Members of the New Bedford City Council beware, the unions are great at organizing but the taxpayers vote.

End the strike and get back to work while talks continue.

With Labor Day right around the corner, Townsquare Sunday takes some time to look at the contributions of labor unions in the United States.

BOSTON (AP) _ Unions have spent decades cultivating ties on Beacon Hill and now Massachusetts lawmakers are looking for ways to help unions as they weigh a recent Supreme Court decision. The court ruled last month public employees can't be forced to pay fees to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining...

The New Bedford City Council recently rejected an attempt by the Mitchell Administration to renegotiate insurance coverage for the city's contract employees.  Under a law enacted by the legislature several years ago communities can renegotiate with the labor unions...

A bill designed to tighten reporting requirements for independent political expenditures, including those made by political action committees known as super PACs is heading to Gov. Deval Patrick's desk. Under the bill given final approval Thursday, corporations, labor unions and political committees would be required to file a campaign finance report within seven days of making an independent expe

Massachusetts labor unions are pressing lawmakers to approve a bill they say will improve the quality of early education centers. The groups say the legislation would allow for the creation of a statewide providers’ organization. The...